What is wrong with the term "truther"? How did the community get divided and repulsed by this term? I know there are some wacky ideas, but it need not destroy the whole movement. Old history I guess, but I completely missed that chapter.

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[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Please explain how / when / where / who / why this term and movement got divided.

I don't even know what years it occurred / got corrupted.

Obviously there's not a well documented history of it on Wikipedia, etc.

[–]TheJamesRocket 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It is traced to the 911 Truth movement, ultimately. Truthers came into the mainstream with the release of documentarys like Loose Change in 2005. This put the establishment in a difficult position. They were already facing alot of criticism over the War on Terror, and the claims of a 9/11 False Flag seemed to amplify the anti-war movement. The establishment scrambled to undermine the 911 Truthers, and one of the ways they did this was by stigmatising that label.